2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards Profile: Delia McGarry
2022 SIA Women in Biometrics Awards winner Delia McGarry – a senior director at IDEMIA National Security Solutions (NSS) – has 26 years of experience in digital image processing and 20 years in biometrics, including experience in federal, industry and academic spaces. McGarry got her start in the industry while earning her master’s degree at…
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Video: Top 10 Business KPIs for Security Integrators
Want to improve your security integration business? We’re back with a new video in our SIA Integration Insights series, designed for owners and management and any entrepreneur who is thinking of opening their own security integrator/security dealer/security installing company business. In this video, guest John Nemerofsky, chief operating officer at SAGE Integration, covers the key…
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SIA New Member Profile: Total Security Solutions
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Total Security Solutions (TSS) is the leading nationwide custom bulletproof barrier manufacturer and installer. The company is headquartered in Fowlerville, Michigan, and has offices in California, Washington, Nevada, Texas and Delaware. SIA spoke with Jim Richards, CEO of TSS, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.…
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A Message to Our Members
Dear SIA Members, As an organization dedicated to making our private and public places safer, the Security Industry Association (SIA) is devastated by the news of the violence that took place yesterday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. On behalf of SIA, I would like to extend our deepest condolences, concern and sympathy to…
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Video: Top 10 Hiring KPIs for Security Systems Integrators
In the first of our new SIA Integration Insights video series, we address the fact that hiring is hard, really hard! But just like sales and business operations, if you want to improve performance, you need to measure it and apply some key performance indicators (KPIs). SAGE Integration Chief Operating Officer John Nemerofsky stepped up…
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SIA New Member Profile: The AiN Group
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member the Authorized Integrators Network (AiN) Group was built by and is made up of consumer electronics dealers serving the residential and commercial building industries, providing its members the leverage they need to command the best volume price points on some of the top product lines in the industry. The…
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When I Say Security Tech, Proptech Says…What?
Here is my thesis: The security industry is way off on what it thinks the proptech value creation story is. It has changed dramatically in the past three years, and we need to reset how we collectively position our industry. We believe we are telling a complete and compelling value story around safety and it…
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SIA New Member Profile: Vunetrix
New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Vunetrix offers a security network monitoring tool designed to detect real-time performance problems with IP security technologies across multiple geographics and report conditions through a user-friendly dashboard and automated email/SMS alerts. Vunetrix is a gbloal provider of physical security software, headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with a satellite office in…
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U.S. States and Cities Rethinking Bans, Setting Rules for Law Enforcement Use of Facial Recognition
On April 27, 2022, a bill was enacted in Virginia to replace the state’s complete ban on local law enforcement use of facial recognition technology with a comprehensive set of rules for its use. Virginia is only the latest and largest jurisdiction where policymakers are rethinking blanket bans and seeking to establish guardrails ensuring the…
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IntelligentSIA: Join Us at GovSummit + Other Ways to Get Involved This Month
Hey SIA members! Here are the top things you need to know about our latest activities and resources, upcoming events and opportunities and more. Welcome, New Members! The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: ARX Perimeters, Bastille, Hochiki America Corp., Identity One LLC, Metrasens, Red Bison Technology Group, TechnoGen Cyber…
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